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I Will Not Fear

By: Melba Pattillo Beals
Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
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In 1957, Melba Beals was one of the nine African American students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. But her story of overcoming didn't start - or end - there. While her white schoolmates were planning their senior prom, Melba was facing the business end of a double-barreled shotgun, being threatened with lynching by rope-carrying tormentors, and learning how to outrun white supremacists who were ready to kill her rather than sit beside her in a classroom. Only her faith in God sustained her during her darkest days and helped her become a civil rights warrior, an NBC television news reporter, a magazine writer, a professor, a wife, and a mother.

In I Will Not Fear, Beals takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through terror, oppression, and persecution, highlighting the kind of faith needed to survive in a world full of heartbreak and anger. She shows how the deep faith we develop during our most difficult moments is the kind of faith that can change our families, our communities, and even the world. Encouraging and inspiring, Beals' story offers listeners hope that faith is the solution to the pervasive hopelessness of our current culture.

©2018 Melba Pattillo Beals (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Amazing story of God's provision and protection

Read with conviction and told with courage and faith, I Will Not Fear tells the story of one of the Little Rock Nine, something, honestly, I was a bit ignorant about. Ms. Patillo Beals tells one story after another of how her deep commitment to and trust in a faithful God not only provided, but protected her. This is the story of not only a deeply committed woman of faith, but a woman of undeniable courage, selfless bravery, and fierce determination. I was truly amazed at how these horrific things kept happening, yet she never gave up or gave in. She's my hero.

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amazing story I will not feaar

This audio book was. excellent and amazing. The narrator was an excellent fit. Thestory was so inspiring and faith building. Bravo. To God be praised and the author and narrator blessed. Thank you!!!!

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I WILL NOT FEAR By Melba Pattillo Beals

I found this book to be so enthralling. Ms. Beals strength of character and faith in the Lord Jesus as her strength in reflected in every line. Despite the hardships she has endured as a woman of color in a terrible era of our country’s history, at no time is there a hint of bitterness or sadness, just all glory to God for seeing her through one difficulty after another. She is a child of God and it is reflected in every line. I would so love to meet her one day.

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Amazing

One of the best books about the civil rights movement and beyond I’ve ever listened to…it’s amazing how she weaves her faith into every step—so inspirational!

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What an excellent read. Moved along at a good pace

What an excellent read! I noticed my faith intensifying as I listened.
I've enjoyed few books as much as this one.

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Engaging. Timely. Lots of Twists and Turns.

Melba takes us on a bumpy ride through her harrowing experiences as one of the Little Rock 9, her relocation to California, and the many challenges and successes she had over the years.
This is an important work told from the heart, and Melba's love for God's grace and consistent intervention is inspiring. I would highly recommend this book especially during these troubling times.

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Inspiring!

This was an amazing book. I learned many things from it. Melba Beals is truly an American hero whose faith in God is inspiring!

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Am education

I would recommend this book. It is a powerful story of how God can give strength in times of fear.
This book spoke of prejudice towards people of color in ways that I had not considered. It helped to look through the eyes of someone who had experienced that prejudice. The author was able to balance this with positive experiences that she had also had with white people after she left the South.
God had a plan for Melba’s life and she had the courage to pursue it.

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Reads like a thriller

Oh my goodness!

This book reads like a mystery thriller from fiction. The things that this woman withstood through her life, the crazy threats that she was under again and again, she’s amazing. It’s absolutely a story of faith.

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great book

great book and great performance. I really enjoyed listening to this. I look forward to reading her other books

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